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" UNITED STATE-s PATENT OFFICE.

rrHEODORE E. srUnLEY, OE NEw YORK, N. Y., AssIeNOR To THE GOODYEAR RUBBER COMPANY, OE sAME PLAGE.

ATOMIZER.

.SPEFCATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 260,505, dated July 4, 17882. Applicatibn illed March-22, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

of No. 57 Maiden Lane, city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Atomizers, which improvement is fully set forth in the following speciiication.

This invention relates to that class of atomizers in which two concentric flexible tubes are employed, the outer tube being provided with a cap-piece and the inner one serving for the passage ofthe liquid from its receptacle and terminating just within the capfpiece, where the liquid meets the compressed air from the annular space between the tubes, and whence it is forced throughthe perforation in the cappiece into the atmosphere as a iine spray.

The invention has for its object to produce an efficient and durable atomizer ot' this description which can be readily made, is of very few pieces, readily adjustable to regulate the character of the spray, not liable to get out of order, and easily kept clean; and it consists in the manner of constructing and combining the parts-to wit, in providing the outer tube, near its end, with an internal collar, socket, or nut, made integral with or solidly attached to said tube-as by welding or solderingmand in making an adjustable connection, by screw or otherwise, between the inner tube and the said collar, socket, or nut. The iineness of the spray is regulated by shifting the position of the inner tube in the socket or nut, so that the space between its outer end and the interior of the cap-piece is diminished or enlarged, .as may be required.

No attempt will be made herein to give a full or exhaustive description of the atomizers heretofore designed; but for the purpose of more clearly distinguishing the present improvement it may be observed that in an atomi'zer of the class hereinbefore referred to the inner flexible tube has been connected with y `bly connected with the said plug, as itis with Be it known that I, THEODORE E. STUDLEY,

the collar, nut, or socket aforesaid.

Among the speciiic advantages due to the new construction maybe mentioned the ability to make the outer tube of less diameter for a given size of interior tube anda greater facility of adjustment, besides the use of a less number of separate parts.

Referring to the accompanying drawings,

vwhich form a part ot this specification, Figure lis an elevation of an atomizing apparatus constructed in accordance'with the invention and applied to a bottle or-liquid-reservoir;

Fig. 2, an enlarged elevation of the apparatus detached and with the cap removed 5 Fig. 3, a central longitudinal section, and Fig. 4 views from different sides of the upper end of the inner tube.

' A is the inner and B the outer tube, both ymade of pure tin or other soft vmetal or other flexible material. The tube A, at its upper end, a, is screw-threaded, and screws into an internal thread formed in the end of tube B, which is contracted at that part. The extreme end of tube A extends slightly above tube B, and its lower end projectsinto the bottle or liquid-reservoir C, and its internal diameter decreases toward its upper end. At the point o fjuncture with tube B it is grooved or cut away, (see Fig. 4,) so as to form passages between the tubes. Y

p The tip or cap D, formed of hard rubber or other suitable material, ts over the end ot' tube B, and is screwed tightly against a collar, b, formed on said tube. It is provided at its apex with a small perforation, d, in line with tube A..

' The inner tube, A, is so much smaller than outer tube, B, as to leave an annular space, c, between them, which forms an air-passage leading into the interior of cap D through the passages formed by the grooves in the end of tube A, as explained. This air-passage c communicates with the interior of the air-forcing bulb E through the branch tube G,`formed in one piece with tube B.

As explained, the tube A extends into the interior of cap D, and it will be seen that by turning said tube so as to bring it nearer to or farther from the cap or tip the air-passage will be made smaller or larger and a tiner or coarser spray produced.

For the purposes of ornamentation or protection the tube is surrounded by a flexible rubber tube, F.

As shown, thelower end of tube B is threaded and screwed over the stopper-piece H, which is hollow to admit the passage of tube A. A washer, h, is inserted between tube B and stopper-piece H, to insure a tight joint. The stopperpiece is also threaded at its lower end and screws into a stopper, I, which is inserted in the neck of the bottle or liquid reservoir G.

The concentric tubes A B, being of soft metal or other flexible material, may be heilt, as in Fig. l, so that the spray can be thrown in any desired direction.

Should the instrument get out of order by reason of the tubes being stopped up or dbris collecting in any part, it is only necessary to straighten out the tubes, when the whole can be taken apart by unscrewing tube B from stopper-piece H and tube A from tube B, and taking oi' the cap or tip D. The parts are as easily put together again.

scribed, comprising, in combination, the outer tube having the internal socket or nut made integral with or solidly attached to said tube, so as practically to form part thereof, the inner tube passing through said socket or nut and connected therewith by a screw or other adjustable joint, and the cap-piece secured to the outer tube over the cud of the inner tube, as set forth.

In testimony whereofI have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THEO. E. STUDLEY.

Witnesses: C. W. TOWN,

CEAS. A. TALL-MAN. 

